Shade roller



Dec. 11, 1928. 1,694,969

M. CURTIS SHADE ROLLER Filed July 26. 1927 I I I l q/ B- W 1 /////I //W /V////W m Y attozneq Patented Dec. 11,

UNITED STATES PATENThOFFICE.

,MILTON' ounrrs'or BEGKLEY, wns'r VIRGINIA.

SHADE ROLLER.

Application filed July 26, 1 927. Serial No.7208,494..

The invention relates to shade rollers of the nonspring type, and of the character wherein one end of the roller is provided with a drum .around which a cord may be placed andused for rotating the roller, and has for its object to provide a device of this character comprising an elongated body eylindrically shapedand which body is formed in sections semi-circular in vertical transverse cross section and between which sections the upper end of the shade is received and securely clamped by means of securing members extending through the roller body, thereby preventing tearing and obviating the use of tacks and allowing the shade to be easily and quickly applied.

' A further object is to provide headed 'members in the ends of the body between the sections for forming pintles and to provide the ends of the shade with a drum and a sleeve for holding the shade roller ends to gether, and the pintles in position. I lViththe above and otherob eCts in view the invention resides in the comblnation and arrangement of parts as hereinafterset forth,

through one end of the shade roller and the drum.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates the cylindrical elongated body of the roller, and which body is formed from elongated sections 1 and 1". The body sections 1 and 1 are semicircular in vertical transverse Cross section and when brought together in the position shown in the drawing, form a cylindrical. roller. Heretofore it has been the practice to secure the upper end of the shade 2 to the roller by means of tacks, however it has been found that incident to constantu'se in rolling and unrolling a shade, the shade where simply tacked easily tears from the roller, and to obviate this difficulty the upper end 3 of the shade 2 is placed between the roller sections 1- and 1" and is securely held andclamped'therebetween by means of screws 4 which extendtransversely through the roller sections 1? and 1", therefore it will be seen that a large gripping surface is provided on the,shadeand danger of tearing of the shade is obviated. After the shade has been securely clamped between the roller sect-ions,'the cordreceiving drum 5 and the sleeve 6 are forced over the ends of the roller sections, thereby slightly fore-- 111g said roller section ends together for positively gripping and frictionally holdin the drum 5 andthe sleeve in place. The rum 51s preferably additionally held by means of a headed screw 7, and to the head of which the cord'for wrapping around thedrum may be attached in any suitable manner.

The ends of the roller 1 are provided with axially disposed pintles 8 formed from headed members, the heads 9 of which are disposed in registering recesses 10 in the inner adjacent faces of'the roller sections 1 i and 1", therefore it will be seen that the pintles will be positively held at all times and special holding means other than the heads and recesses is obviated, thereby additionally reducing the cost of manufacture of the roller.

From the above it will be seen that a shade I roller is provided, which is simple in construction, the parts reduced, to a minimum, and one which may be cheaply manufactured and sold. It will also be seen that a shade roller is provided which .is particularly adapted foruse in connection with shades carried by rollers, which rollers are rotated what A shade roller comprising an elongated 'l cylindrical body, said body being formed from elongated sections semicircular in ver- MILTON CURTIS. 

